Anaheim and Orange firefighter/paramedics check out the female driver of a Toyota Camry that was involved in a two-car collision in southbound lanes of the I-5 freeway at Orangewood Avenue in Anaheim. She was treated at the scene and released.

Traffic was back up on the southbound I5 freeway at Gene Autry Way after a two-car crash. As CHP officers were dealing with the collision, Costa Mesa police were driving near the crash site and witnessed an apparent road rage incident occurring simultaneously, said Costa Mesa Sgt. Paul Beckman. Beckman said detectives were returning from a prior investigation when they intervened in the confrontation that appeared to have been associated with the congestion caused by the crash.

California Highway Patrol officers, one steering a wrecked Toyota Camry and the other pushing with his patrol car, clear the HOV lane of the I-5 freeway after a two-car collision.

As CHP officers were dealing with the collision, Costa Mesa police were driving near the crash site and witnessed an apparent road rage incident occurring simultaneously, said Costa Mesa Sgt. Paul Beckman. Beckman said detectives were returning from a prior investigation when they intervened in the confrontation that appeared to have been associated with the congestion caused by the crash. "One of the individuals became upset," Beckman said. Costa Mesa police detained a man, left. The incident remains under investigation, Beckman added.

A Mercedes Benz AMG sits on the inside lane of the southbound 5 freeway near Gene Autry way in Anaheim after colliding with a Toyota Camry. The car apparently skidded into the center divider wall.

Orange City Fire Department firefighters check the injuries of a driver that was involved in a two-car collision on the southbound I5 freeway at Orangewood Avenue. The driver refused a ride in an ambulance to the hospital and was released at the scene.

A Mercedes Benz AMG sits on the inside lane of the southbound 5 freeway near Gene Autry way in Anaheim after colliding with a Toyota Camry. The driver of the car was loaded into an ambulance at the scene.

Anaheim and Orange firefighter/paramedics check out the female driver of a Toyota Camry that was involved in a two-car collision in southbound lanes of the I-5 freeway at Orangewood Avenue in Anaheim. The driver, with minor injuries, refused an ambulance ride to the hospital.

As CHP officers were dealing with a collision, Costa Mesa police were driving near the crash site and witnessed an apparent road rage incident occurring simultaneously, said Costa Mesa Sgt. Paul Beckman. Beckman said detectives were returning from a prior investigation when they intervened in the confrontation that appeared to have been associated with the congestion caused by the crash. "One of the individuals became upset," Beckman said. Costa Mesa police detained a man, center. The incident remains under investigation, Beckman added.

A Mercedes Benz AMG sits on the inside lane of the southbound 5 freeway near Gene Autry way in Anaheim after colliding with a Toyota Camry. The car apparently skid into the center divider wall.

Alejandra Molina writes about immigration, race, and religion for the Southern California News Group. In her decade-long career, she has reported how gentrification has affected downtown Santa Ana, how racism contributes the high black infant death rate, and how President Donald Trump is impacting undocumented communities across Southern California.